mar·i·po·sa lily /ˌmærəˈpozə, sə-/
Ma·ri·po·sa lil·y Bot. One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California.
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mariposa lily
n : any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having
tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals;
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: mariposa, mariposa
tulip]